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Mark Carney, Elon Musk deepfake (Apr 2025)
A network of Facebook scam accounts is using increasingly political messaging to push a series of deepfake videos featuring Mark Carney, Elon Musk and Canadian network news anchors. The scam is promoted across dozens…
- Incident date
- Apr 2025
- Target
- Mark Carney, Elon Musk
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A network of Facebook scam accounts is using increasingly political messaging to push a series of deepfake videos featuring Mark Carney, Elon Musk and Canadian network news anchors. The scam is promoted across dozens of Facebook advertisements, linking to fake news reports.